Potato
Botany, Production and Uses
Published on 15. December 2014
Book
Hardback
382 pages
978-1-78064-280-2 (ISBN)
Description
Potatoes are a staple crop around the world. Covering all aspects of botany, production and uses, this book presents a comprehensive discussion of the most important topics for potato researchers and professionals. It assesses the latest research on plant growth such as tuber development, water use and seed production, covers all aspects of pest management and reviews postharvest issues such as storage, global markets, and of course, nutritional value and flavour.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1016 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78064-280-2 (9781780642802)
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E-Book
12/2014
CABI Publishing
€210.99
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Persons
Roy Navarre, USDA-ARS and Washington State University, USA Mark J Pavek, Washington State University, USA
Editor
USDA-ARS and Washington State University, USA
Washington State University, USA
Contributions
544 Latham Hall, Virginia Tech University, , Blacksburg, VA, 24061, UNITED STATES
USDA-ARS, 1693 S 2700 W, , Aberdeen, Idaho, 83210, UNITED STATES
Principal Plant Virologist, Department of Agriculture Western Australia, Locked Bag No.4, Bentley Delivery Centre, WA, 6983, AUSTRALIA
Scottish Crop Research Institute, , , Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UNITED KINGDOM
Department of Plant Pathology, 35 Plant Biology Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824-1325, UNITED STATES
The James Hutton Institute, UK
PSG Plant Breeding, Droenvendaalsteeg 1, , 6708 PB Wageningen, , , NETHERLANDS
Biosystematic Group, Radix Building, Droenvendaalsteeg 1 , 6708 PB Wageningen, PO Box 647, 6700 AP Wageningen, , NETHERLANDS
Content
1: History & Origin of Cultivated Potato Species 2: Potato Uses and Markets 3: Taxonomy 4: Tuber Development 5: Plant Growth and Development 6: Commercial Production and Cultural Management 7: Potato Water Use and Irrigation 8: Seed Production 9: Insect Pests 10: Nematodes 11: Weed Management 12: Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens 13: Potato Viruses 14: Physiological Disorders 15: Post Harvest Storage and Physiology 16: Traditional Breeding and Variety Development 17: Molecular Breeding 18: Biotechnology 19: Nutritional Value 20: Flavor